Christie backs pen­sion amend­ment, but only with ben­e­fits cut

TREN­TON » New Jer­sey Repub­li­can Gov. Chris Christie en­dorsed a plan to cut the state’s public worker re­tire­ment ben­e­fits and en­act a con­sti­tu­tional amend­ment to com­mit the state to pen­sion pay­ments.